Romelu Lukaku: Chelsea match Man Utd's offer for Everton striker
By Simon Stone
BBC Sport
2 minutes ago From the section Football 7
Chelsea have matched Manchester United's offer of about £75m for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku.
Senior United sources told the BBC on Thursday that they had made a bid for the 24-year-old Belgium international.
Premier League champions Chelsea have now made a move to re-sign Lukaku, who played for the Blues before moving to Everton for £28m in July 2014.
United, managed by former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, have been chasing Lukaku for most of the summer.
Mourinho's side are hopeful of concluding a deal in time for Lukaku to join the squad before they depart for a pre-season tour to the United States on Sunday.
The striker was on a list of forward options Mourinho gave to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward before the end of last season.
It had been thought Lukaku would return to his former club Chelsea, who he joined from Anderlecht in 2011.
The striker was sold to Everton for £28m by Mourinho during the Portuguese manager's second spell in charge of Chelsea in 2014.
Lukaku is a client of agent Mino Raiola, who also looks after Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan - three players all signed by United last summer.
The Belgian turned down the most lucrative contract offer in Everton's history in March and later said: "I don't want to stay at the same level. I want to improve and I know where I want to do that."
More to follow.
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:12 pm
by Kabalega
Lukaku should know that Jose Mourinho f'ed up Chelsea, by advising the club not to add a buy back clause when they sold him to Everton.
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 12:05 am
by Bigpokey24
Lukaku is worth the bid from Chelsea
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 12:50 am
by Lager-back
Bigpokey24 wrote:Lukaku is worth the bid from Chelsea
The quoted 75m?
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:40 am
by tunde72
Beloti is better than Lukaku
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:55 am
by Bigpokey24
Lager-back wrote:
Bigpokey24 wrote:Lukaku is worth the bid from Chelsea
The quoted 75m?
Naira
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:09 am
by anikulapo
So Lukaku is now worth 75 million?
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:40 am
by Bigpokey24
anikulapo wrote:So Lukaku is now worth 75 million?
Get off this thread, you contribute nothing to this forum but your vulgar cursed words
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 3:07 am
by Bigpokey24
So nah only 4 preseason games Chelsea dey play
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 6:43 pm
by balo
One down, three or more quality signings to go.
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:08 am
by balo
Has Man U hijacked Bakayoko as well?
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:23 am
by paj
balo wrote:Has Man U hijacked Bakayoko as well?
no
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:58 am
by balo
paj wrote:
balo wrote:Has Man U hijacked Bakayoko as well?
no
Well we need to stop shuffling our feet and get work done.
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:36 pm
by anikulapo
paj wrote:
balo wrote:Has Man U hijacked Bakayoko as well?
no
You dey fear shebi na ya dey make mouth Re: Lukaku Jose don wire una
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:43 pm
by paj
anikulapo wrote:
paj wrote:
balo wrote:Has Man U hijacked Bakayoko as well?
no
You dey fear shebi na ya dey make mouth Re: Lukaku Jose don wire una
says who? if we REALLY wanted Lukaku we for don bag am long ago...btw one photoshop for twinta shows Sanchez looking immense dressed in blue
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:59 pm
by anikulapo
paj wrote:
anikulapo wrote:
paj wrote:
balo wrote:Has Man U hijacked Bakayoko as well?
no
You dey fear shebi na ya dey make mouth Re: Lukaku Jose don wire una
says who? if we REALLY wanted Lukaku we for don bag am long ago...btw one photoshop for twinta shows Sanchez looking immense dressed in blue
See wetin hashish dey cause
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:34 pm
by ceejay22
If ManU hijack Bakayoko deal, I say fire Emenalo and the rest of those board idiots who are supposed to be doing their damn jobs
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:35 pm
by Bigpokey24
ceejay22 wrote:If ManU hijack Bakayoko deal, I say fire Emenalo and the rest of those board idiots who are supposed to be doing their damn jobs
no CE should ban you first
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:51 pm
by analyzer
ceejay22 wrote:If ManU hijack Bakayoko deal, I say fire Emenalo and the rest of those board idiots who are supposed to be doing their damn jobs
ME is arguably not the one that does transfer negotiations.
Marina G is the one that probably will need to be fired. I was defending her in previous thread but it is starting to look like she is just not a savvy negotiator in the current competitive environment. Had similar issues last season sans Kante pick up. Everything else (Luiz/Alonso) was last day dealings.. Conte must be fuming.. But Conte sef no get the connect Jose has although Jose must be giving his agent paddy some good deals lol..
In addition, Bakayoko too dey play games. Fees already agreed with Monaco long ago but medical never occur lol! Bobo
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:59 pm
by Bigpokey24
Bakayoko currently doing a medical, however there is a slight delay due to his knee( small surgery)
Monaco midfielder Bakayoko, who posted a photo of himself next to a jet on Monday, underwent routine keyhole surgery last month to clean out a knee which had been causing him pain since February.
It postponed a proposed Chelsea medical which had been planned in London
Re: BRIDGENEWS: CHELSEA 2017/2018 SEASON NEWS AND RUMOURS!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:21 pm
by ceejay22
analyzer wrote:
ceejay22 wrote:If ManU hijack Bakayoko deal, I say fire Emenalo and the rest of those board idiots who are supposed to be doing their damn jobs
ME is arguably not the one that does transfer negotiations.
Marina G is the one that probably will need to be fired. I was defending her in previous thread but it is starting to look like she is just not a savvy negotiator in the current competitive environment. Had similar issues last season sans Kante pick up. Everything else (Luiz/Alonso) was last day dealings.. Conte must be fuming.. But Conte sef no get the connect Jose has although Jose must be giving his agent paddy some good deals lol..
In addition, Bakayoko too dey play games. Fees already agreed with Monaco long ago but medical never occur lol! Bobo
We can let ManU also hijack this deal, whatever it takes